Flight (AmazonClassics Edition)

Set against the backdrop of segregation and racial tension in early 20th-century America, Flight follows Mimi Daquin, a young African American woman who moves from New Orleans to Atlanta with her family. As she navigates issues of race, privilege, and self-identity, Mimi begins to pass as white, leading to complex emotional and societal challenges. Her journey takes her from Atlanta to Philadelphia and Harlem, where she confronts difficult choices about who she is and where she belongs. The novel explores themes of community, self-acceptance, and the search for belonging during the dawn of the Harlem Renaissance.